Welcome to Nursery. 

Why Choose Us? 

*Coppull Primary School and Nursery is one of 24 Local Authority ‘Maintained Nursery Schools within Lancashire. 

*Our highly qualified team of early educators including a qualified teacher, HLTA and Early Years practitioners have the experience, knowledge and understanding required to provide high quality education and learning experiences for our youngest children within the school environment.  

Nursery Day 

Morning Nursery sessions start at 8.40am to 11.40pm and afternoon sessions begin at 12.30pm to 3.30pm. We also offer lunch sessions from 11.40am- 12.30pm which allows your child to attend the nursery for a full day. Before and after school provision is also available to our nursery children. We are flexible with the sessions we provide our families meaning your child can attend for morning or afternoon sessions, full days or a full week. 

Little Acorns – 2 to 3-year olds. 

Our nursery has a spacious room and a large natural outdoor area. We celebrate the four seasons looking at how we can connect with nature each and every day and use the opportunities to learn about the natural world around us.   

 We create an environment to enjoy the feeling or moment and a place where children can feel comfortable to snuggle down or explore with confidence. Children have access to many different resources including natural and authentic objects that will promote the children to be curious little learners.    

We value working with parents as partners by ensuring we form positive relationships so that together, we can support the children to become content and confident learners which will help prepare them for moving into our 3-year-old Nursery, Blossoms class.   

P.E. – Little Acorns class access daily physical development activities will also take part in daily Squiggle Me into a Squiggle which are programmes aimed at developing fine and gross motor skills. 

Blossom Class – 3 to 4-year olds. 

Blossom has two spacious rooms and a large outdoor area. Children are given the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in a stimulating environment that inspires exploration, interaction and discovery. Children have access to many different resources including natural and authentic objects that will promote the children to be curious little learners.  

Blossom class also have access to computers, IPads and educational workshops. 

P.E. – While Blossom class access daily physical development activities we also have access to the school hall and external P.E coaches. Children will also take part in daily Squiggle whilst you Wiggle or dough disco sessions which are programmes aimed at developing fine and gross motor skills. Children are expected to wear trainers or pumps on these days and earrings should be removed. 

By ensuring we form positive relationships with children, parents and carers we can support all children to become confident and independent learners which will help prepare them for the reception class. Positive interactions with the children whilst they explore the continuous provision, outside and inside.  

Children will become familiar with the Growth Mindset Monsters and our motivational quotes: I can learn anything that I want to, I never give up and mistakes help me learn. 

Blossom class is organised so children have time to be involved in adult directed activities and in their own initiated activities. Children are encouraged to make decisions and solve problems, to initiate, plan, carry out and review their activities. The children become more independent in their learning, and develop skills, which will enable them to become successful students as they grow older. The teacher and Early Years educators have a great understanding of the children’s development and how to support the children to reach their personal targets. While immersing themselves into the children’s play the staff differentiate their questioning and input to meet the needs of each child in Blossom class. 

There are several elements within the daily routine that helps to prepare the children in Blossom class for the transition into their first reception class:- 

Children and staff come together for registration time at the start of each nursery session. 

Children participate in daily maths, phonics and literacy lessons. 

Literacy lessons are planned daily. We read and discuss stories, poems and information books. Our stories and books are chosen to focus on children's current interests and reflect the Literacy objectives within the Early Years Framework. Children may stay as one group for story time or split into smaller groups to allow children to receive greater adult interaction, complete engaging activities and provide greater opportunities for the teacher to tailor the lessons to the children’s individual learning needs.  

Vocabulary 

In the Early Years we realise the importance of developing children’s vocabulary.  We use a wide range of books and stories to help extend children’s vocabulary.  Please help to support this by looking at the vocabulary sheets and help your child to use this vocabulary at home.  The more children hear and use new words the more they can remember them.  Children who have a wider range of vocabulary often make the best progress at school. 

Phonics lessons - Phase 1 of the DfE’s Letters and Sounds program, children focus on developing their speaking and listening skills. They focus on listening to the sounds around them and also begin developing their segmenting and blending skills. 

Examples of the Phase 1 Phonics Program 

Teaching phonics phase 1 Letters and Sounds activities are broken into seven different aspects: 

Aspect 1 - Environmental Sound Discrimination 

Aspect 2 - Instrumental Sound Discrimination 

Aspect 3 - Body Percussion Sound Discrimination 

Aspect 4 - Rhythm and Rhyme 

Aspect 5 - Alliteration 

Aspect 6 - Voice Sounds 

Aspect 7 - Oral Blending and Segmenting 

Math lessons are planned to be engaging and active and take place in the indoor and outdoor environment. The teacher provides children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures. 

Click on the link to find out more about the Early Years Foundation Stage framework –  

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1007446/6.7534_DfE_Development_Matters_Report_and_illustrations_web__2_.pdf 

Click on the link to find games and ideas on how to further support your child’s development at home.  

Supporting your child’s speech and language development -  https://ican.org.uk/i-cans-talking-point/parents/  

Early Years activities to try at home – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zks4kmn  

Songs to sing together at home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-songs-index/zhwdgwx  

Phase 1 phonic activities -  https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1 

If you would like to speak to a member of staff please contact us via Class Dojo or contact the nursery manager via email, lindsey.stewart@coppullprimary.lan.sch.uk 

Mrs L. Stewart, Nursery Manager